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Forrest Primary School

Forrest, ACT 2603 · ACT Education Directorate

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ICSEA

1145

94th percentile nationally

Elite (top decile)

Total enrolments

479

Primary

Student–teacher ratio

15:1

32.2 FTE teachers

Gender mix

48% / 52%

girls / boys

Language background

46%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 4%

Lower-mid: 12%

Upper-mid: 22%

Top: 62%

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Other schools in Forrest

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1187

Red Hill Primary School

Government · Primary

1133

St Bede's Primary School

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1117

St Clare's College

Catholic · Secondary

1087

St Edmund's College Canberra

Independent · Combined

1080

Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.